Displacement has surged, while the military has also cut off telecommunications access across the entire state. Khun spoke to Al Jazeera using Starlink, a satellite-based technology owned by …
More than 100 Myanmar migrants flee Malaysian detention centre, one dead
An undocumented migrant from Myanmar has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention centre with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said. The incident was the second reported breakout from a Malaysian detention centre in as many years.
US Lawmakers to Press for Humanitarian Action on Myanmar
Advocates want the Biden administration to give more support to anti-coup forces in Myanmar after Congress last year passed legislation allowing the U.S. government to provide the
3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
Workers being forced to turn to sex work as big clothing brands pull out of Myanmar, advocates say
Big clothing brands have been criticised over conditions in their suppliers’ Myanmar factories, but now that some are pulling out of the country entirely, advocates warn workers will be left even …
Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
When the army overthrew Myanmar’s elected government in 2021, it looked like a walkover that could entrench the military in power indefinitely.
Ailing Myanmar Ex-Leader Suu Kyi in ‘Good Spirits’ in Solitary, Says Son – Media
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s detained former leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is in good spirits in solitary confinement “even if her health is not as good as it was in the past”, her son was quoted on Thursday as saying.
Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
The United Nations’ refugee agency is reporting that one in every eight Rohingya who attempted to flee their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat last year died …
S. Korea joins U.S., others in condemning Myanmar military on 3rd anniv. of coup
The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and other countries issued a joint statement Thursday, urging the Myanmar military to immediately cease all violence against civilians on the third anniversary of its military coup.
Ahead of Coup Anniversary, Myanmar Resistance Groups Release Political Roadmap
The National Unity Government and three allies have released the most detailed plan yet for what would follow the collapse of the military regime.